Certification Process
The key steps in the Level 1 and Level 2 certification process:
- Enterprise Architect Associate Certification (Level 1) requires taking the necessary Zachman 4-day Modeling Workshop and passing of the online Zachman Enterprise Architecture Examination.
- Enterprise Architect Practitioner Certification (Level 2) requires development of primitive models and generation of composite models to address a student-identified general management problem. Case study submitted for referee review.
- Enterprise Architect Professional Certification (Level 3) requires the practitioner must acquire methodology capability and demonstrate how that methodology can be extended to produce primitive (architecture) models from which its composite (implementations) models are derived by delivering a case study. Case study submitted for referee review. Upon successful completion, Level 3 ZCEAs may advertise their abilities as Zachman Consultants.
- Enterprise Architect Educator Certification (Level 4) is a publicly acknowledged qualification for educators that desire to create and teach curriculum designed to employ The Zachman Framework™ concepts.
- Certified Architects will be listed with achieved Zachman Certified™ level (1, 2, 3 or 4), if their certification is current, along with their unique Zachman Certified™ seal in the Certification Search.
| Certification | EADU in a 3 Year Cycle | EADU Requirements per Categories |
|---|---|---|
| Zachman Certified Enterprise Architech (Level 1 Associate) | 15 (5 EADUs per year) | Educational - 15 |
| Zachman Certified Enterprise Architech (Level 2 Practitioner) | 30 (10 EADUs per year) | Educational - 20 Development of the Profession- 10 |
| Zachman Certified Enterprise Architech (Level 3 Professional) | 45 (15 EADUs per year) | Educational - 15 Development of the Professional - 10 Consultant Engagement - 5 |
| Zachman Certified Enterprise Architech (Level 4 Educator) | 60 (20 EADUs per year) | Educational - 20 Development of the Profession- 40 (10 must be in Category 5 creating new knowledge) |
What if the methodology you are certified in doesn't address the issues in your organization?
If you understand the ontology (Zachman) then you define your own methodology.
Chemistry became a discipline because of the Periodic Table and it could be decidedly argued that Enterprise Architecture may become a discipline because of The Zachman Framework.
A Zachman Certification is like getting a certification in chemistry. The other "frameworks" vying for attention focus on procedure, or how to use the pieces defined in The Zachman Framework.
